January 31

"Our loving Lord, we ask your forgiveness for our many complaints and our discontent. May we learn to accept all your gifts with gratitude and joy, never worrying about past errors nor apprehending future experiences. May we gain a quiet, happy spirit, that our lives may reflect your own joy. Amen."

January 30

"Our God and Father, we would commit into your hands our future, both in plan and in daily duty. We would not stop nor advance save as you do lead us. May we ever be watchful and ready, and never allow impatience nor petulance to hasten us beyond your direction. In Jesus' name. Amen."

January 29

"Our blessed Lord, teach us to pray. May we have that hunger and thirst after righteousness which may voice for us our true and strong petitions. O Master, may we learn from you the meaning and power of prayer, and gain from you the lessons of humility and devotion. Amen."

January 28

"Teach men, O God, the awful reality of punishment. May we turn from our sinful way, knowing that 'the soul that sins, it shall die.' Save the cities of our land from the awful curse of sin and its human destruction. Deliver our cities from allowing greed and vice to make and regulate law. For Jesus' sake. Amen."

January 27

"Dear Lord and Master, will you take dominion over us that we may live to do your will. May the desires and lusts of our sinful lives have no influence or control over us, but may we live in and by your Spirit this and every day, for Christ's sake. Amen."

January 26

"Our loving God, we your humble children thank you for your forgiveness and your love. Conscious of our own weakness and failure, we prize the more your great sacrifice and grace. May we tell the story of your grace to those who are hopeless without you, and thus save them and those dear to them, for Christ's sake. Amen."

January 25

"O You who are mighty to save, may we never judge others, nor spend our time in planning punishment for evildoers. May we overcome evil with good. Fit each of us to fulfill life's common daily duties. May this quiet service of prayer in the home this morning fit us for all the day, and help us for the days to come. Amen."